Willis’ Quan West competes in the boys 110-meter hurdles during the prelims of the District 18-4A track and field meet at Turner Stadium Tuesday in Humble.

Willis’ Quan West competes in the boys 110-meter hurdles during the prelims of the District 18-4A track and field meet at Turner Stadium Tuesday in Humble.

Photo: Jason Fochtman

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Willis’ Jose Torres competes in the boys 400-meter dash during the prelims of the District 18-4A track and field meet at Turner Stadium Tuesday in Humble.

Willis’ Jose Torres competes in the boys 400-meter dash during the prelims of the District 18-4A track and field meet at Turner Stadium Tuesday in Humble.

Photo: Jason Fochtman

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Willis’ Bria Zemlicka competes in the girls 400-meter dash during the prelims of the District 18-4A track and field meet at Turner Stadium Tuesday in Humble.

Willis’ Bria Zemlicka competes in the girls 400-meter dash during the prelims of the District 18-4A track and field meet at Turner Stadium Tuesday in Humble.

Photo: Jason Fochtman

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Caney Creek’s Paige Selph competes in the girls 400-meter dash during the prelims of the District 18-4A track and field meet at Turner Stadium Tuesday in Humble.

Caney Creek’s Paige Selph competes in the girls 400-meter dash during the prelims of the District 18-4A track and field meet at Turner Stadium Tuesday in Humble.

Photo: Jason Fochtman

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Willis’ Becca Reina competes in the girls 400-meter dash during the prelims of the District 18-4A track and field meet at Turner Stadium Tuesday in Humble.

Willis’ Becca Reina competes in the girls 400-meter dash during the prelims of the District 18-4A track and field meet at Turner Stadium Tuesday in Humble.

Photo: Jason Fochtman

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Willis’ Cutter Carter competes in the boys 110-meter hurdles during the prelims of the District 18-4A track and field meet at Turner Stadium Tuesday in Humble.

Willis’ Cutter Carter competes in the boys 110-meter hurdles during the prelims of the District 18-4A track and field meet at Turner Stadium Tuesday in Humble.

Photo: Jason Fochtman

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Caney Creek’s Danielle Cruz competes in the girls 400-meter dash during the prelims of the District 18-4A track and field meet at Turner Stadium Tuesday in Humble.

Caney Creek’s Danielle Cruz competes in the girls 400-meter dash during the prelims of the District 18-4A track and field meet at Turner Stadium Tuesday in Humble.

Photo: Jason Fochtman

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Willis’ Roper among those to earn trip to region meet

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HUMBLE — Willis’ Cali Roper took another step toward a state title by winning the 3200-meter run at the District 18-4A meet at Turner Stadium in Humble Tuesday. The defending state champion finished with at a time of 11:08, as she continues to bounce back from injury.

Roper’s teammate Brittany Traverse also qualified for regionals with a second-place finish.

Earlier in the day, Willis earned two spots at regionals in the field events. Jerica Harbison qualified in the girls long jump, and Chris Platt qualified in the boys long jump.

Harbison and Platt both had solid days on the track for Willis. Harbison qualified for today’s 100-meter final and 200-meter finals. Platt earned spots in the 400-meter and the 200-meter finals.

In the boys 110-meter hurdles, Willis’ Quan West took first place with a time of 16 seconds, and Cutter Carter finished fourth with a time of 17.18. Both will race in today’s finals for a chacne to advance.

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For the Panthers, Alex Phillips earned a trip to regionals with a third-place finish in the long jump. Phillips will also race in today’s 200-meter and 100-meter finals. He won the 100-meter prelim with a time of 10.96.

The top three finishers in each final advance to compete at the Region III-4A track and field meet at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville on April 27-28.